How Do You Burn So Many Calories?

It also varies greatly based on weight. I weigh about 110 so running for 30 minutes may only burn about 250 calories for me, but for someone that's 200 pounds it could burn closer to 400.

some people use their everyday activity to calculate (washing dishes, moving furniture or walking ) bikes can be difficult or try how many miles per hour - maybe that will help

Add resistance. Go faster.

If you want to burn calories, in my opinion, running is the best and most efficient option. With greater difficulty comes greater reward.

Also depends on your level of fitness.. My sister and I do the exact sam exercise class and as and being slightly fitter then her I burn way less calories.

After getting my HRM I found that MFP was quite a bit over in estimating my calories burned - the machines at the gym, as long as I enter my age and weight, are pretty close.

It definitely depends on the weight of the person and the intensity. The elliptical or a treadmill at 5 mph will probably burn more than a stationary bike because your whole body is in motion, rather than sitting.

I discovered that I could burn WAY more calories riding a bike versus riding a stationary. I have to use my WHOLE body to get up a hill, around a corner, and over bumps.

Running is a really good way to burn high amounts of calories too. Also a fitness routine like "30 day shred " "turbofire," or "Insanity."

"Insanity" is what I'm currently doing and I burn a lot of calories and have toned up too. Haven't lost much, but my body is "Shrinking." Thank God for drawstinged clothes!

I also hear that your body gets used to the same movements after awhile and it's good to change it up. I really enjoyed musle confusion lifting for awhile.

Hope you find what works for you. :-)
Thanks for sharing.
SLB

And Heart Rate Monitor is a must, b/c MFP DOES NOT calculate my calories burned properly!

Had to share that.

thanks!

For me i use a hrm monitor and use the programs on my staionary bike , the higher you have the resistance the harder you have to work i also pay close attention to make sure my heart rate is in the fat burning zone ,,, for me it can depend on the day I have had as well

If im bursting full of energy and put everything i have in to my workout i can burn around 700 cals in a hour , if its a pretty moderate to high effort its more like 600 and if im having a slower day its usually around 400 ,, this number is also high because i have allot of weight to lose and my heart and body is having to work harder as i get smaller and fitter these numbers will drop

also my bike and mfp calorie calculations are always different than my hrm they usually give me 100 - 150 more than i have actually burned

hope that helped

I'm under 18 so I can't go to a gym, and I'm a stay at home mum to 2 kids so riding/walking/jogging outside are not options. (Yes I know, 17 with 2 kids - wow).

I have been doing the 30DS and MFP reckons that burns about 200cals (logged as circuit training) but I do not "feel" like I've burnt any where NEAR that much.

Ugh, I'm just gonna have to save up and get a HRM!

I am sure that is a typo cause you have to be 18 to be on MFP *wink wink*

I'm under 18 so I can't go to a gym, and I'm a stay at home mum to 2 kids so riding/walking/jogging outside are not options. (Yes I know, 17 with 2 kids - wow).

Any chance you could get a bike trailer for the kids or a jogging stroller/pram? Or if they are a bit older, take them down to the playground and run laps around the playground while they play?

I don't have kids so I'm not really sure how doable this is, but do you live near your parents or family at all? Any way you could ask someone to watch the kiddos for 30-60 minutes so you can work out - go for a run, bike ride, whatever, uninterrupted? Not meant to be snarky or stupid at all, just worth a shot

I was thinking the same thing @ the gym tday !!! I checked what mfp says I burn and compared it to what the machines say I burn. Sometimes mfp gives me double what the machines say !!! So I go with the machines. I think the crazy numbers u see come from mfp and aren't very accurate. Also remember the heavier u are the more cals u burn

MFP definitely over-estimates Cals burned, by cycling. I ride 45 mins at around 14-15mph (rolling avg) and weigh a LOT. Even so, MFP tells me that I burn something like 800+ Cals for each trip. I would think the correct amount is more like half of that! I log my cycling here at a lower speed bracket (10-12mph) to help compensate but I know that my Cals burned by exercise are still over inflated. So I just aim to come in a few hundred under my target each day. Seems to be working OK so far

I also have a cheap HRM that I generally don't wear on the my regular rides but I have been wearing it down the gym and in the spinning class on Friday it tried to suggest I had burned something like 1300. I mean this can't be right, even though I was at high intensity for most of the session (avg 163, max 181). I am 35 and weigh 283 (down from 289, this time last week ;-) )

Finding a workout program that incorporates some high intensity training (you still can do this low impact style) will not only rev up your metabolism but will burn the most amount of calories even when you are at rest many hours later. I love mine and it is an adreneline rush!

Feel free to friend me ya'll for some calorie free positive food for thought daily on my posts, have a fit day! Colleen